Consumers Council of Canada

TORONTO, Dec. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Leading Canadian consumer organizations
are calling on the federal government to reduce food fraud and help
consumers make healthy food choices by improving how packaged food is
labelled.

The five organizations - Anaphylaxis Canada, My Sustainable Canada,
Consumers Council of Canada, Option consommateurs, Heart and Stroke
Foundation, and Union des consommateurs - today released a report
highlighting eight recommendations for government. The groups spent 18
months working together as part of a Consumer Council of Canada
multi-stakeholder consultation.

"The message is very clear to the federal government that consumers need
and want better packaged food labelling so they can more easily buy
healthy foods and avoid food fraud," said Aubrey Leblanc, president of
the Council.

The report is in response to the federal government's current review of
food labelling legislation.